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HACKENSACK, N.J. – The Fairleigh Dickinson women's basketball team (7-16, 4-8 NEC) will take on Bryant (17-7, 10-3 NEC) in Northeast Conference action on Monday evening in a game that will be televised on ESPN3. Tipoff from Stratis Arena is slated for 7 p.m.

Last Time Out
The Knights led by five at halftime on the road against Wagner but Jasmine Nwajei's 21 second-half points helped the Seahawks overcome the deficit to win, 82-75, to split the season series. Erika Livermore (Nazareth, Pa./Nazareth Area) compiled her 10th double-double of the season with 25 points and 14 rebounds despite her first game of the year without a single block or steal. Kelsey Cruz (Chester, Va./Lloyd C. Bird) added 24 points, including 18 in the first half.  
 
Bryant
2014 Season: 17-7 (10-3 NEC)
Where: Hackensack, N.J. (Stratis Arena)
When: February 16, 2015 – 7 p.m.
Series History: Bryant holds a 7-4 advantage all-time
 Last Meeting: January 10, 2015 – Bryant 82 FDU 77 in Smithfield, R.I.
What You Need To Know: FDU played its best 40 minutes of the season up to that point when the two teams met over a month ago and led for much of the contest but the Bulldogs kept it close and took over late. Tiersa Winder scored 25 points, Ivory Bailey chipped in 19, and Breanna Rucker, who is averaging a double-double on the season, added 19 points and 16 rebounds. Those three players are critical to the team but there is also NEC preseason all-conference selection Jenniqua Bailey who averages 12.1 points per contest on 44.6% shooting. Head coach Mary Burke keeps a tight rotation with all five of her starters, the aforementioned and also 6'2 sophomore center Megan Olander, averaging over 30 minutes per game. Bryant has already clinched a postseason berth in the NEC tournament, while the Knights sit in sole possession of eighth, just half a game above two schools – LIU Brooklyn and Wagner.

Up Next
FDU travels to Emmitsburg, Md. to kick off a three-game-in-seven-days road swing. The Knights and Mount St. Mary's will tipoff at 4:30 p.m.